hummus? + ow + snow

[cimorene]

they have hummus at at least one store in helsinki.

someone please, please tell me they know someplace you can get it here in turku?

in other news, the dog is trying to kill me.  he went randomly berserk while i was eating red beans and rice, startling me into inhaling a single grain of rice and somehow scratching the inside of my throat with it even though it was soft and well-cooked and the spices got in the little scratch and now i keep coughing and feeling like i'm going to throw up.  and... ow.

also, it snowed really hard almost all day today, and after saturday when it did the same thing, there are some pretty impressive high powder drifts out there. 

Comments

[anglepoiselamp.livejournal.com]

But... but... the stuff on that page is all labelled 'halva'. Isn't hummus something else? Or is one an ingredient of the other? *so confused*

I guess the food department in Stockmann has the most exotic foodstuffs. Or you could try the ethnic grocery stores, there are several of those downtown. I've never been to any of those, though.

[cimness.livejournal.com]

i can't even tell what stores are grocery stores and what ones...aren't, at least, not most of the time. and i hardly know where anything is because my sense of direction sucks and i never go far from the square when i'm downtown.

as for those thingies, isilya sent me the page (google or something?). maybe it's tahini, which is the main ingredient in hummus. i'd rather not make it myself, but if it was the only way i could get it...

[kmazzy.livejournal.com]

the main ingredient of hummous is chickpeas. i think you call them garbanzo beans. that amuses me.

and those things all look like halva which is sweet and not hummousy at all.

i recommend making your own hummous, but it's only easy if you have a blender.

[cimness.livejournal.com]

chickpeas may make up most of the mass, but the tahini is the key because it's harder to obtain, unfortunately. especially here.

[northern]

Make it. Very easy.

2 cans of chickpeas, 2-4 garlic cloves, some good salt, a big big spoonful of Tahini (sesame paste), oil. I prefer the neutral kind of olive oil. Don't know how much, I just put some in. Maybe a decilitre to begin with? Sometimes I put vinegar in it too, but ymmv. Oh, and mix it all in a big mixer. :)

[northern]

Looking at the replies above - are you sure there are no immigrant type stores at all in Turku? They usually carry Tahini.

[morningfine]

I think I can find you a store that carries tahini, but looking for hummus got me a lot of recipes and messageboard type of things that said it's near impossible to find, with the implication of 'why would you want it ready-made anyway?'

I'll keep my eyes open for the tahini. I'm 98% sure the market hall ethnic stores have it.

[cimness.livejournal.com]

you mean the little building across from the akateeminen doors to hansa? i haven't noticed them--except for the japanese shop.

[st-valentina.livejournal.com]

Have you tried Stockmann Herkku? They have hummus at least in Helsinki and Tapiola.

[cimness.livejournal.com]

i go there a lot, but i probably haven't looked at everything they have. the language barrier could cause me to miss it too, because i can't read the packages a lot of times. but i should probably hunt there.

[omega-h.livejournal.com]

I found hummus for you. You know that little place called Punnitse&Säästä on Yliopistonkatu? They had canned hummus when I went there today.

[cimness.livejournal.com]

oh, is that downtown? i've probably seen it and not noticed the name.

thanks! *makes a note*

[omega-h.livejournal.com]

Yep, it's almost by the market place, around the corner from Kinopalatsi.